Oklahoma earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 10 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 10 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma on Sat, May 23, 2020, 6:36 PM CDT (23:36 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.2 10 km WSW of Waynoka, Oklahoma. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ml), micro
Local time
UTC
2020-05-23 23:36:33 UTC
Depth
6.4 km (4.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.528° N, 98.979° W
Region
Oklahoma
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.22
Station coverage gap
133°
Stations used
36

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 113 in the 60 days after this one and 62 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.610 km WSW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2313 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.210 km WSW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2312 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 3.92 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2312 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 21
  4. 1.84 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2312 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 2.93 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2312 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 1.69 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2312 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  7. 2.510 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2312 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  8. 1.715 km S of Freedom, Oklahoma · 2311 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  9. 2.14 km NE of Dacoma, Oklahoma · 2311 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  10. 2.017 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2310 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  11. 2.26 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2309 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 1.74 km SSW of Goltry, Oklahoma · 2309 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  13. 1.83 km SSE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2309 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  14. 1.75 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2308 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  15. 1.711 km NW of Longdale, Oklahoma · 2308 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  16. 1.96 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2307 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  17. 1.64 km SSW of Goltry, Oklahoma · 2306 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  18. 2.06 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2305 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  19. 2.26 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2305 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  20. 1.81 km S of Hitchcock, Oklahoma · 2304 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  21. 1.66 km NNE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2303 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  22. 1.63 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2302 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  23. 1.56 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2301 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  24. 1.62 km SSW of Cherokee, Oklahoma · 2301 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  25. 1.65 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2301 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  26. 1.95 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2301 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  27. 1.615 km SW of Freedom, Oklahoma · 2301 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  28. 1.95 km NNW of Ames, Oklahoma · 2300 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  29. 1.85 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2300 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  30. 1.616 km SE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2299 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  31. 2.86 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2298 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 2
  32. 2.06 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2298 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  33. 1.56 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2298 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  34. 1.56 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2298 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  35. 1.55 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2298 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  36. 1.811 km NW of Longdale, Oklahoma · 2298 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  37. 1.64 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2297 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  38. 1.613 km E of Chester, Oklahoma · 2297 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  39. 1.97 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 2296 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  40. 1.76 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 2296 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  41. 1.811 km NW of Longdale, Oklahoma · 2296 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  42. 1.94 km NNE of Okeene, Oklahoma · 2296 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  43. 2.56 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2295 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 2
  44. 2.45 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2295 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  45. 2.27 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 2295 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  46. 1.96 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2295 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  47. 1.517 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2293 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  48. 1.65 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2293 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  49. 1.66 km SSW of Goltry, Oklahoma · 2292 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  50. 3.07 km S of Avard, Oklahoma · 2289 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  51. 2.97 km S of Avard, Oklahoma · 2289 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  52. 1.56 km NNW of Ames, Oklahoma · 2288 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  53. 2.510 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2287 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  54. 2.010 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2287 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  55. 1.710 km WSW of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2287 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  56. 1.710 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2287 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  57. 1.69 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2287 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  58. 1.59 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2287 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  59. 1.810 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2287 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  60. 1.79 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2286 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away

The first 60 of 113.

Before

  1. 1.717 km SSE of Waynoka, Oklahoma · 2313 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  2. 1.99 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2313 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  3. 1.69 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2313 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  4. 2.510 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2313 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 1
  5. 2.510 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2313 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  6. 2.510 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2313 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  7. 2.410 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2314 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 1.69 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2314 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  9. 1.69 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2314 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 1.64 km SSW of Goltry, Oklahoma · 2314 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  11. 2.010 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2314 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  12. 2.37 km E of Nescatunga, Oklahoma · 2314 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 2.29 km NNE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2314 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  14. 2.26 km NNE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2315 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  15. 1.56 km NNE of Loyal, Oklahoma · 2317 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 1.810 km NE of Quinlan, Oklahoma · 2318 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  17. 1.89 km NW of Dacoma, Oklahoma · 2319 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  18. 1.85 km N of Ames, Oklahoma · 2319 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  19. 1.611 km NW of Longdale, Oklahoma · 2320 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  20. 2.23 km SE of Meno, Oklahoma · 2321 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ok2020kdbr. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:28 PM UTC.